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Section 65: Power of judge to refer to registrar or referee.

County Courts Act 1984 · 1984 c. 28View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: Procedure

Subject to rules of court, a judge of the county court may refer to another judge of the county court or a for inquiry and report—

any proceedings which require any prolonged examination of documents or any scientific or local investigation which cannot, in the opinion of the judge, conveniently be made before him;
any proceedings where the question in dispute consists wholly or in part of matters of account;
with the consent of the parties, any other proceedings;
subject to any right to have particular cases tried with a jury, any question arising in any proceedings.

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Where any proceedings or question are referred under subsection (1), a judge of the county court may direct how the reference shall be conducted, and may remit any report for further inquiry and report, and on consideration of any report or further report may give such judgment or make such order in the proceedings as may be just.

A judge of the county court may, after deciding or reserving any question of liability, refer to another judge of the county court any mere matter of account which is in dispute between the parties and, after deciding the question of liability, may give judgment on the other judge's report.

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